December 2012

New Movable Type product life cycle policy announced today

In announcing the new policy, Six Apart’s primary goal is to help make Movable Type a safer and even more dependable product. In an effort to make it easier for our customers to keep their installed version of Movable Type up dated to the latest version of software, which provides the most effective form of protection against security threats, Six Apart has created the new “Product Life Cycle Policy.” This policy is reflected retroactively including previously released version of Movable Type as well as all subsequent upgrades and new versions. We hope the following information will be helpful in getting your version of Movable Type updated to the latest and most secure version of the software available. Product Life Cycle Milestones Below are definitions for the different lifecycle phases included in the chart below [GA (General Availability)] During the period between GA and EOS (End of Sales), security patches and bug fixes will be released on a regular basis, with official technical support available for a fee. [EOS (End of Sales)] EOS designates the closure of sales for a specific product version. Major (x.0) and feature (0.x) releases for the product version released during the GA period will start to…

Reorganizing Movable Type 5 documentations

I was one of the attendees at the “Movable Type Idea Exchange in NYC” in October earlier this year, and as a speaker, I made several promises: To provide English translations of Japanese plugins To provide English translations of MT related Japanese documents To renovate the plugin directory To share knowledge, in English, on the Github wiki I introduced several Japanese plugins recently, and am currently in the process of fulfilling the rest of the promises that I made during the conference. Though it have not been perfect, but as of now, we have officially started translating documents and articles currently available on the “MovableType.jp” website for publication in English on the “MovableType.org” website. New documents are located here: http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/mt5/ Developers notes and plugins will be continue to be translated. Also, we plan on revisiting previously published MT4 related documents in order to update them with more recent screenshots and information. Finally, several articles on the Github Wiki page that were previously only available in Japanese have been translated and published in English. Little by little, we hope to bring the international MT community up to speed with what is happening on the Japan side. Stay tuned for future…

Movable Type 5.2.2 has been released!

This release is the most up to date version of Movable Type 5.2, originally released in September. This release features 2 previously unreleased functions. For more information on bug fixes, please refer to the following release notes: 5.2.2 release note About the New Functions Boilerplate Function The boilerplate text function lets users register often repeated text, such as for event announcements, which can then be recalled and inserted in blog entries. Boilerplate can be pre-formatted using Markdown or the Rich Text Editor. For more information on using the boilerplate function, please refer to the manual below: Boilerplate New Theme: Rainier The new blog theme, “Rainier” is now available for use with Movable Type. “Rainier” is a multi-device compatible theme based on Media Queries (CSS). “Rainier” offers header banner and navigation customization options. Key Features Ability to evaluate the user’s access method and automatically changes site design to best match the user’s environment Customizable thumbnail image used when sharing your website on Facebook or other social media related sites Blog entry summary list pagination (divided into 10 entries per page) Bread crumb navigation Ability to preview blog posts before posting, as well as easily edit their appearance Multi-device compatibility via…